I think the only reason Bryan is staying(for now) is just because Alison Sweeney loves him.

Yep.

To me, it was obvious she saved him in January 2008 too when rumors surfaced of him being let go when Lucas was sent to jail for EJ's shooting. I do think Corday likes him too. I remember when he brought Bryan back in 2002 after he had been fired about a year earlier and went on and on about how much he loved him and so on.

I just can't understand why no matter who is writing they can't come up with something for him. He's a Horton, for God's sake. If and when he returns (and I tend to think he will because of Ali Sweeney), they need to avoid giving him a love interest for a long time. A VERY long time. Focus on him maybe doing more for the Horton foundation or something. Then, after a period of time, give him a love interest but utilize his past romantic history to make the story work. Lucas should be very guarded and afraid to commit after all his problems with women.

There is plenty there to tell a good story. It just seems like no matter who writes, no one cares to write for him. To me, it's obvious he's only still with the show because someone forced TPTB's hands and, as I said, it's pretty clear who that is IMO.